There are numerous books offering advice and strategies for navigating law school. The Academic Achievement Program's director, Joanne Harvest Koren, recommends the following books for consideration. The first seven books are written by colleagues with whom Director Koren is personally acquainted and she chose them as the authors have devoted their professional careers working with law students in the areas of Academic Support and Legal Writing.
Suggested Books
Law School Exams – A Guide to Better Grades
By Alex Schimel
Bridging the Gap Between College and Law School: Strategies for Success
By Ruta Stropus and Charlotte Taylor
The Legal Writing Handbook
By Oates & Enquist
Reading Like a Lawyer
By Ruth Ann McKinney
The Law Student's Pocket Mentor: From Surviving To Thriving
By Ann Ijima
Expert Learning for Law Students
By Michael Hunter Schwartz
Law School Exams
By Charles Calleros
Succeeding in Law School
By Herbert Ramy
Plain English For Lawyers
By Richard Wydick
Joanne Harvest Koren, Esq.
AAP Director
Phone: 305-284-2281
Fax: 305-284-4400
E-mail: jkoren@law.miami.edu
Alex Schimel, Esq.
Academic Support Advisor
Phone: 305-284-5284
E-mail: aschimel@law.miami.edu
Melissa Serna
AAP Program Coordinator
Phone: 305-284-2281
E-mail: mserna@law.miami.edu
Mailing Address
University of Miami School of Law
Academic Achievement Program
P.O. Box 248087
Coral Gables, Florida 33124-8087
The Academic Achievement Program is located in Room F-203D.